Cutting a rectangular aperture for panel controller?

[petercharlesfagg]

Friends,
Not sure where to post this question?

Apart from drilling small holes around the marked out rectangle, then joining all the holes with something, can anyone suggest a reasonably simple way of cutting the hole in 1.50 mm Aluminium?

Regards Peter.

[oscar]

Any of these:- http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheet+metal+nibbler&hl=en&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=31NTUcjnL8qq0QWRzoDoCQ&ved=0CGsQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=785

[petercharlesfagg]

Any of these:- http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sheet+metal+nibbler&hl=en&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=31NTUcjnL8qq0QWRzoDoCQ&ved=0CGsQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=785

Thankyou Oscar, that gives me plenty to choose from, I had hoped that I would not have to buy new tools for just one hole!

Anyway In may have to eventually!!

Regards Peter.

[scotsoft]

If you have a jig saw then drill one hole in each corner

then use the jig saw to join the holes up.

Finish off with a file, job done 

cheers John.

[petercharlesfagg]

If you have a jig saw then drill one hole in each corner

then use the jig saw to join the holes up.

Finish off with a file, job done 

cheers John.

John, thankyou, now why didn't I think of that?

Regards, Peter.

[Sprintex]

Just to add if you're using a jigsaw you will need the finest-toothed blade you can find for 1.5mm aluminium, otherwise there will be much jumping up and down of saw and ali sheet with a good probability of loss of fingers


Paul

[scotsoft]

If you have a peice of plywood or similar then place the aluminium on top and drill a couple of holes in the part you are going to cut out.

Push a coule of bolts through the holes and tighten the wood to the aluminium.

This will help with vibration and the screaching of aluminium plate being cut.

cheers John.